to question nursery as to why they are serving jam sandwiches to babies?

[choceyes]

My DD is 14 months old and goes to nursery 3 days a week.

I won't know whether I am being precious or not, but it annoys me that occassionally she gets given jam sandwiches and also tinned spaghetti hoops on toast for her afternoon snack. I would never give these things to her at home. She always has healthy stuff, no treats at all, cos she is not a big eater, so I don't want to fill her up with junk.

My DS, 3yrs, is also at the same nursery, but there's nothing much I can do to stop him eating jam sarnies, as he would want to eat what his friends eat. and as he eats fairly well most of the time he can afford to have the occassional junk.

The nursery lunches are fine, and they also do fruit, chesse, crackers, tuna sandwiches for afternoon snack , so this probably happens about once a week I guess (i mean she gets either jam sarnies or hoops on toast maybe once a week, the rest of the meals are fine).

I dunno really. I was talking to a friend about it at the weekend and she was appalled at the jam sarnies, so got me thinking maybe I should say something to the manager.

I'm not in anyway a health freak, and against giving kids sugar, but not at 14 months, it's too young for me. And the nursery serves them to kids above 12 months I think.

It's just there is NO nutritional value in jam sarnies. I@d rather they gave her a flapjack or something (and they sometimes for the older ones dessert), which although has sugar, has got good things in it too.

[choceyes]

Wanted to add that, if it were 100% fruit jam (like St.Dalfour) on wholemeal bread, then it's not so bad. But I suspect it's just the cheapest most sugary jam they can buy in on white bread.

[AKMD]

YANBU but if you're that bothered, why don't you send in your own snack for her? I am that bothered and that's what I do. The nursery thinks I am weird

[QuietNinjaZombie]

Yabu. Jam sandwiches really? If it was fruitshoots and haribo I'd u derstand but I couldn't get annoyed about jam sarnies.

[minimisschief]

a jam sandwhich will not kill a child. i mean jesus get over it

[MrSpoc]

Simple move nurseries.

[Booooooyhoo]

chill out!

it is ok to sometimes eat things that have no nutritional value. it is ok to sometimes eat something purely for the taste alone! it is ok and it wont do your DD any harm to have a meal like this once a week. do they brush teeth at nursery (mine do which is why i am asking)

[troisgarcons]

Depends on the jam - jam rolypoly appears on school dinner menus so presumably there must be some rather wonderful jam on the market that is considered healthy by the government, Jamie Oliver, and all the other control freaks out there who cant trust people to mange their own diets.

[GypsyMoth]

You used the key word 'occasional'.... So yabu!

[Hassled]

It's not exactly an example of healthy eating, is it? I do see where you're coming from - I'd be a bit . It just seems a bit lazy on their part. But equally - once a week isn't going to do any harm.

[billgrangersrisotto]

It's once a week. Kids need a balanced diet - that means the occasional bit of jam, or white bread, all in moderation, is good for them.

You are coming across as a bit precious about it, IMHO. Sorry.

[ChippingInToThePumpkinLantern]

YABU

Your title is misleading for a start - she's not a baby, she's a toddler.

A jam sandwich or spagetti hoops as a snack once a week isn't going to do her any harm at all.

[OchAyeTheNooPal]

It didn't bother me when my DD got those things at nursery and she's 20 months now. She eats healthy food at home with the odd treat here and there. It's all about moderation for us.

If it bothers you though then just say so to the nursery.

[Gingefringe]

Sorry, but I despair when I see threads like this when there are millions of children dying of starvation in the world. Get over yourself for goodness sake, it's a jam sandwich!!

[MumblingAndBloodyRagDoll]

YABU and agree...she is not quite a baby anymore. A jam sandwich is nice...even babies toddlers like them now and then.

[elah11]

Yabu, and like ChippingInToThePumpkinLantern says, your dd is a toddler not a baby. The odd jam sambo is not going to her any harm and I think you will look very precious if you go in complaining about it !

[emsyj]

I gave DD (16 months) tinned spaghetti on toast for tea last night .

Oh dear!

[AKMD]

IMO the nursery should be setting the gold standard of healthy eating and leaving 'occasional-only' food to the parents. Jam sandwiches and spaghetti hoops are not essential parts of anyone's diet.

Giving a child treat food isn't magically going to solve world hunger

[ChippingInToThePumpkinLantern]

Good god, some of you would have got on so well with Freshly Made Pasta lady - or maybe you are her??

[cheeseandmarmitesandwich]

My DDs are 3 and 16 months and it doesn't bother me, they have this sometimes at nursery. It's swings and roundabouts- DD1 can be very fussy at home but she will eat things like cucumber sticks and tomatoes as a snack at nursery because all the other kids are eating it.

[cheeseandmarmitesandwich]

My DDs are 3 and 16 months and it doesn't bother me, they have this sometimes at nursery. It's swings and roundabouts- DD1 can be very fussy at home but she will eat things like cucumber sticks and tomatoes as a snack at nursery because all the other kids are eating it.

[Bramshott]

Well DD2's childminder was marked down by Ofsted for offering jam and honey sandwiches . . .

[Booooooyhoo]

AKMD do you only eat foods that are essential then?

[GypsyMoth]

Oooh I really fancy a jam sandwich now!! On fresh WHITE bread. Yum

[RitaMorgan]

YABabitU - a jam sandwich once a week isn't going to do any harm is it?

I think you'd hate my nursery - we have proper school dinner type food, with sponge cake and custard, apple crumble, rice pudding and jam type desserts every day

[AKMD]

I'm an adult and choose what I eat. A child at nursery doesn't have the option (unless they throw it on the floor likeDS) or the education to know about balanced diets etc. Processed foods high in fat and sugar should be something that the parent has control over. That's just my opinion though.